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JWT Atlanta worked with stunt driver Rhys Millen on a new spot for Pennzoil entitled “Airlift Drift.”
The 90-second spot sees Millen cruising around Cape Town, South Africa in the 707 horsepower Dodge Hellcat Challenger before being lifted on a platform by helicopters while drifting. Show More Summary

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa said on Tuesday it was extending the deployment of members of its defense force taking part in a United Nations mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by one year.

When I visited the Sivile Primary School in South Africa's Western Cape, I was struck by a feeling. It was a feeling of the vulnerability of the children all around me, who are put at huge risk every single day. It is a threat and a risk they face for what should be a simple journey. Show More Summary

Need a lift? Take this cool 90-second Pennzoil spot from J. Walter Thompson for a spin. Stunt driver Rhys Millen hurtles through the streets of Cape Town, South Africa, in a canary yellow 707 horsepower Dodge Challenger Hellcat for much of the film, called "Airlift Drift," promoting the client's synthetic motor oil made from natural gas. Show More Summary

Trevor Noah, who was just announced as the replacement for Jon Stewart‘s The Daily Show, is already under fire for some controversial tweets. The 31-year-old comedian from South Africa wrote some tweets that have been unearthed from years ago that seem to be sexist and/or anti-semetic. “Behind every successful Rap Billionaire is a double as [...]

South Africa / Austria filmmaker Matt Rycroft put together a short video celebrating the magic of photography with 13 deep thoughts that range from the goofy to the profound. The two ends of a panorama are set at two different points in time. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

I came across this yesterday: “I hear that small arms ammunition in South Africa has practically disappeared from the store shelves. Either people are wisely stocking up, or some arm of the government has decided to cut off the supply. Show More Summary

Spend some time with The Daily Show’s next host Trevor Noah.
Trevor Noah joins executive producer Steve Bodow and writer Jo Miller for a conversation about Trevor's comedy roots in South Africa and the international perspective he brings to The Daily Show.

Early Monday morning it was announced that Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa, would be replacing Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show." Noah, who has appeared on "The Daily Show" only 3 times, is a standup comic who regularly sells out massive stadiums in South Africa. Show More Summary

Trevor Noah on the cover of his comedy special "It's My Culture"
Last year my family and I lived in South Africa for about three months. Within 48 hours of being there, complete strangers started asking us if we'd ever heard of Trevor Noah. Show More Summary

Less than 13 months after Booto Guylain died after a pro MMA fight in South Africa, Ramin Zeynalov has reportedly died while competing in an amateur bout in Azerbaijan last week. Bloody Elbow cites local source Sportbox with the original...Show More Summary

On Monday, Comedy Central announced that South African comedian Trevor Noah would be replacing Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. To get a feel for Noah's brand of humor, one could simply watch his debut on the fake news show in December of 2014, when he jokingly declared that present-day America had worse race relations than Apartheid South Africa.

CHINA STILL CAN’T FRACK: “Beijing lays claim to the world’s largest shale gas reserves and third-largest shale oil reserves. Yet, as countries like Poland, Lithuania, Romania, South Africa, and the UK are all learning, simply possessing the resource isn’t enough. The American energy renaissance has not come gift-wrapped; rather it has been a product of […]

Throughout late February and March, "Israeli Apartheid Week" took place across 200 cities around the world, from the UK and South Africa to Canada and the USA. Anti-Israel events have been held on university campuses and academic institutions,...Show More Summary

Is The Newest Daily Show Host The Next Great Heartthrob?
In case you haven’t heard, The Daily Show has a new host and his name is Trevor Noah. Noah is from South Africa and the show’s newest correspondent. He’s hilarious

Earlier today, Comedy Central announced that Jon Stewart's successor as host of The Daily Show will be Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa who joined the show as a correspondent last December. It's a surprising choice given his lack of experience on the show and his modest fame... More »

Trevor Noah, a 31-year-old South African comedian who joined The Daily Show as a contributor last year, will succeed Jon Stewart as the next host of the Comedy Central program.
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